Shoe



Sept. 29, 1942 F. s'BlccA I 2,297,027-'7 SHOE Filed June 10, 1941 INVENTOR: y Fra/'Mr z/'cca I Fiyi. A410?,

Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNIT-ED` 2,297,021v

SHOE,

Frank sbicca, Philadelphia-ra.

Application June 10, 194'1, `:Serial-No. 397,373

(c1. 3cr- 5u 1 Claim.

My Ainvention relates to shoesA and relates par.

pumps' of theV type described is expensive ascompared to .the present invention, because numerous steps in the method of manufacture of the former invention are eliminated in my present invention as I eliminate costly leather linings, and I utilize a smaller number of shoe elements; hence, I reduce the cost of manufacture. I, also, utilize in my present invention a less number of patterns which are needed in the manufacture of shoes because I have reduced the number of shoe elements used.

Shoe uppers primarily are made of outside layers and inside linings. The outside layer is usually grosgrain bound, and the binding is turned. The lining employed is of kid leather back-lining and fabric vamp lining, which is usually lap seamed. After the outside layer is bound, the completely kid-trimmed lining is fitted in and stitched together with the outside layer on a machine, commonly called a top-stitching machine. In the aforementioned operation, part of the kid back-lining extends over the edge of the outside upper. This extra leather is used as a lasting margin in some pumps, and if not used as a lasting margin, it must be trimmed 01T on a trimming machine.

When the lining is trimmed, the edge shows prominently at the top of the shoe, which gives a heavy appearance.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to construct a lining wherein the heavy top lines are eliminated.

It is another object of my invention to manufacture a pump upper wherein the number of operations in manufacture are reduced.

It is another object of my invention to provide in a shoe upper a smooth lining, elimination of heavy top lines, and simplification of assembling the outside upper with the lining.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shoe having a better fitting of the foot than those shoes of the prior art.

Another object of my invention is to provide a shoe of extreme light weight and of great strength.

Another object of my invention is to prevent wrinkles and bulges of shoe lining and to control the stretch of womans shoes.

It is another object of my invention to construct a shoe so that the top marginal edge defining the upper opening will accurately complement the VWearers instep.

Another object 'of' my "invention is' to eliminate 'leather Alinings'infshoes' since leather is costly and non-uniform'in weightV and quality.

Anotherobject'of;myinventionis -to use a fabricA `lining which 'ist `alwaysuniform in t thickness and weight? Other objects of my 'inventionare to'provide an improved device of the character described, that is easily and economically produced, which is sturdy in construction and which is greatly comfortable when in use.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in the following details of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a shoe embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the shoe upper, the inner lining, and the unitary binding.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view more clearly showing the assembly of the lining, the upper, and the elastic or non-elastic binding with one row of stitches at the foot opening.

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detailrto the drawing, I show in Fig. l a womans shoe or pump having an outer soles III, a high heel I2, a leather or fabric upper, generally designated as A, and a lining, generally designated as B.

The shoe upper A is constructed so that a foot opening I4 is defined therein, and it may be of one or more pieces of either leather or of fabric.

The lining B comprises a faille or lastex 1ining I6 combined with an anti-slip velvet backing lining I8. The lining portions I6 and I8 are joined together by abutting the portions together and sewing them with a Zig-zag row of stitches 20 in order to eliminate heavy seams, see Fig. 2. The top of the lining and upper may be skived to reduce the thickness.

The lining B inserted into the outside layer and the binding may be pasted together, but the usual practice is to sew the elements aforementioned together.

A binding; generally designated as C, of elastic or non-elastic material, is placed against the upper outside portion of the upper A so that the uppermost edges or margins of the binding `C, the upper A, and the lining B are parallel or even with one another, and a single row of stitching 24 holds the upper A, the lining B and the binding C together. The binding C is turned to form a French binding and to cover the top edges of the lining B and the upper A.

A braid 26,` either of elastic or non-elastic material, see Fig. 4, is placed to cover the inside edge 25, and a double roW of zig-zag or straight stitching 28 and 3Q holds the braid 26 in place.

An elastic braid improves the fit of the shoe, and a non-elastic braid controls the stretch or give of the elastic binding.

With a non-elastic braid. The rovv of stitching 28 pierces the braidZS,

the binding C, the lining B, and the upper A;'

and the row of stitching 30 pierces the braid 26, the lining B and the upper A. The braid 26 Y On a wide opening shoe, I prefer to use a lastex binding By covering the binding C over the lining B, I eliminate the edge of the lining from showing and, therefore, make a thinner appearing top line. The thinner appearing top line also improves the t of the shoe upon the foot because the shoe lays tightly against the wood last during the lasting operation.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, such description is intended as illustrative rather than limiting, since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of the invention is to be determined as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

A shoe construction comprising an upper. a lining for said upper, said upper and lining having free edges which are iiush and contiguous, a binding stitched to said upper with an edge flush with the edges of said upper and lining, said binding being turned over all of said edges to provide a flap contiguous with said lining, a braid bridging the edge of said flap, and stitching penetrating said braid, iiap, lining and upper above the edge of said ap, and said braid, lin'- ing and upper below the edge of said flap.

FRANK SBICCA. 

